1. Many of the live blogs will crash
2. Steve Jobs will wear a black shirt and blue jeans
3. Apple stock will drop after the event
4. Something an i in front of its name will get updated
5. Steve will brag about how great the year has been
6. A black to gray gradient will be used in the presentation
7. Steve Jobs will use a remote device to control the presentation
8. The iPhone will be discussed
9. Men will cheer, women will faint and children will fly multicolored flags
10. I'll be spending 2,000+
11. There will be 100+ threads about how Apple is crap, what they released is crap, and how it will never work.
12. There will be some unboxing threads in two weeks
13. We will discuss when we want to wait in line for "Project X"

1. Many of the live blogs will crash
2. Steve Jobs will wear a black shirt and blue jeans
3. Apple stock will drop after the event
4. Something an i in front of its name will get updated
5. Steve will brag about how great the year has been
6. A black to gray gradient will be used in the presentation
7. Steve Jobs will use a remote device to control the presentation
8. The iPhone will be discussed
9. Men will cheer, women will faint and children will fly multicolored flags
10. I'll be spending 2,000+
11. There will be 100+ threads about how Apple is crap, what they released is crap, and how it will never work.
12. There will be some unboxing threads in two weeks
13. We will discuss when we want to wait in line for "Project X"

1. Many of the live blogs will crash
2. Steve Jobs will wear a black shirt and blue jeans
3. Apple stock will drop after the event
4. Something an i in front of its name will get updated
5. Steve will brag about how great the year has been
6. A black to gray gradient will be used in the presentation
7. Steve Jobs will use a remote device to control the presentation
8. The iPhone will be discussed
9. Men will cheer, women will faint and children will fly multicolored flags
10. I'll be spending 2,000+
11. There will be 100+ threads about how Apple is crap, what they released is crap, and how it will never work.
12. There will be some unboxing threads in two weeks
13. We will discuss when we want to wait in line for "Project X"

[1] Lot's of puff about how well Apple is doing. Good news gospel on the iPhone. Pie Charts and bar charts, some early mention of sales figures.

[2] Leopard talk — Apple haven't had an expo since the Leopard launch. Expect some interesting apps (3rd parties, almost certainly some mention of Office '08, possibly Bento) and talk of the capabilities and technologies in the new OS. We may get an update (10.5.2) and in it some surprises (whether it be QT 8, Java 6) or some iPhone technologies (error correction when typing) intergrated). Also look out for news on a how users will be exposed to the resolution independent UI. This may be particually impotant if number 5 on the list is being launch. Apple also said they'd be ready by '08.

[3] Beetles on iTunes (at last!). This will lead into the the Music section of the keynote.

[3] iTunes Movie Rentals and iTunes 8 (I'm thinking on similar lines iJawn108). Talk of the interplay between hardware-software, leading to the introduction of the:

[2] new TV + Apple Remote (in metal and using a similar clickwheel to the nano (you heard it here first)). Not sure were TV is headed, so I will not make too many predictions on this.

[5] MacBook Nano (possibly left to the end). It may have a pixel density considerably higher than current machines.

That seems like enough. I have a sneaky suspicsion we may see a new app, because Apple likes writing Apps and they haven't done a new Applications in a long time (apart from Numbers). Apps are important to Apple because they drive the adoption of hardware.

Here's what we may not see:
[1] iPhone SDK, I think this may get a special event at another time.
[2] Any pro products (Mac Pro, Cinema displays).

1. Many of the live blogs will crash
2. Steve Jobs will wear a black shirt and blue jeans
3. Apple stock will drop after the event
4. Something an i in front of its name will get updated
5. Steve will brag about how great the year has been
6. A black to gray gradient will be used in the presentation
7. Steve Jobs will use a remote device to control the presentation
8. The iPhone will be discussed
9. Men will cheer, women will faint and children will fly multicolored flags
10. I'll be spending 2,000+
11. There will be 100+ threads about how Apple is crap, what they released is crap, and how it will never work.
12. There will be some unboxing threads in two weeks
13. We will discuss when we want to wait in line for "Project X"

1. Many of the live blogs will crash
2. Steve Jobs will wear a black shirt and blue jeans
3. Apple stock will drop after the event
4. Something an i in front of its name will get updated
5. Steve will brag about how great the year has been
6. A black to gray gradient will be used in the presentation
7. Steve Jobs will use a remote device to control the presentation
8. The iPhone will be discussed
9. Men will cheer, women will faint and children will fly multicolored flags
10. I'll be spending 2,000+
11. There will be 100+ threads about how Apple is crap, what they released is crap, and how it will never work.
12. There will be some unboxing threads in two weeks
13. We will discuss when we want to wait in line for "Project X"

I'm really wishing for a mid-range tower... something between the mac mini and the mac pro... (it really is a big gap)

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You won't get a consumer tower. Apple gives consumers the iMac, and they can either take it or leave it. Many people take it.

Shortsighted? Maybe.

But how many consumers actually upgrade their computers? Many people are afraid to open them up. Obviously MacRumors has a fairly tech savy audience, so many on here would laugh at this idea, but it is true.

1. Many of the live blogs will crash
2. Steve Jobs will wear a black shirt and blue jeans
3. Apple stock will drop after the event
4. Something an i in front of its name will get updated
5. Steve will brag about how great the year has been
6. A black to gray gradient will be used in the presentation
7. Steve Jobs will use a remote device to control the presentation
8. The iPhone will be discussed
9. Men will cheer, women will faint and children will fly multicolored flags
10. I'll be spending 2,000+
11. There will be 100+ threads about how Apple is crap, what they released is crap, and how it will never work.
12. There will be some unboxing threads in two weeks
13. We will discuss when we want to wait in line for "Project X"

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1. Many of the live blogs will crash: Yes

2. Steve Jobs will wear a black shirt and blue jeans: Yes

3. Apple stock will drop after the event: Oh boy it did, by about 10 billion

4. Something an i in front of its name will get updated: iTunes and iPhone both got updated

5. Steve will brag about how great the year has been: Yep

6. A black to gray gradient will be used in the presentation: Yep, shocker I know.

7. Steve Jobs will use a remote device to control the presentation: He did.

8. The iPhone will be discussed: It was

9. Men will cheer, women will faint and children will fly multicolored flagson't know about this one

10. I'll be spending 2,000+: Well, w/ the warranty I might be.

11. There will be 100+ threads about how Apple is crap, what they released is crap, and how it will never work: Yep, it will be 100+ soon enough.

12. There will be some unboxing threads in two weeks: MPA shipping in two weeks

13. We will discuss when we want to wait in line for "Project X": Wrong.

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